It’s official: Yankee Stadium hosting two Ranger games next year

The news that was all but official is not officially official, as Mike Morreale at NHL.com is reporting that Yankee Stadium will be hosting two outdoor NHL games during Super Bowl week in 2014. The Rangers will face the Devils on January 26, 2014 at 12:30pm, and then the Islanders on January 29, 2014 at 7:30pm. The Rangers will be the visiting team in both games.

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Not sure how I feel about the visiting team thing. I get the economics, but as a season subscriber I feel like I’m getting jacked for two extra games that are in my home city for “home” teams that are not in my city (yet). Wish they would have gotten at least one home game out of it.

But I’m sure I’ll be a sucker anyway and that’s what they are counting on.

I heard on Sirius hockey talk show earlier that the Rangers (or NHL, im not sure which or both) would be subject to a tax if the Rangers played a home game in NY that was not at the Garden. Once again money trumps all.

That plus they get major revenue from these 2 games PLUS all 41 typically sold out games at MSG. They don’t even have to sacrifice a home game.

Of course NJD and NYI welcome having the extra income than what they would usually have at a typical home game. Even though NYR visiting would give them the rare regular season sell out, they make much more revenue from this.